Bob's Burgers (2011– )
8/10
The end of every episode is bad but the rest is OK
21 January 2024
They cap the end of every episode with a Belcher giving a speech of what they learned that day. The writers spoon feed it to us as if we did not understand the show we just watched, 'the Belcher's may be poor, and do crazy things but in the end they always do the right thing'. Linda, "I thought (blah) but now I realize (blah) is all that matters".

It's like Patricia Heaton's narration at the end of 'The Middle' or an episode of Davey and Goliath. We just saw the episode, there is no reason to explain it to us.

The previous 20 minutes are typically amusing. We get to watch socially dysfunctional characters do outrageous but believable things. Bob is the badly needed straight man. He has his quirks but is mostly the victim of the surrounding characters. He has become the most tolerant person on earth.

The only characters, that are too far gone to enjoy watching are Ollie / Andy (too dumb and loud), Hugo (a loud, petty, vindictive monster), and Gene (needs his own topic). Characters in the 'too far gone' category, are when you cringe the moment they get screen time and you cannot wait for it to end. On the other hand, mean characters can be fun to watch even though you hate what they do.

Gene Belcher shouts every single word in a monotone voice, he does disgusting things and is a narcissist. For some reason, he has a fan base so you may disagree with my assessment, to each their own but as Gene says, 'OUR .. NEXT .. BATH .. IS .. GOING .. TO .. BE .. VERY .. AWKWARD .. MOTHER!'
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